How waves impact life aboard a ship. https://t.co/ITfidumMX1
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) October 7, 2026
Nobel Physics Prize Honors the Scientist Who Turned Antarctic Ice Into a Neutrino Telescope Technology.org
At 194, the World’s Oldest Tortoise Has a Surprising Secret Hidden in His DNA ZME Science
The Dawn of the Age of the Exoskeleton singularity Hub
The happiest countries in the world, according to Gallup data Quartz
COVID-19/Pandemics
T-cell research reveals paths to better vaccines for COVID-19 and beyond Texas A&M
The plague never went away. Cases are reported in parts of Africa and the US nearly every year AP
Climate/Environment
Hoping for a ‘new normal’ climate is pointless. We must learn to adapt The Conversation
Internal files add to evidence of an ExxonMobil climate deception campaign Ars Technica
South of the Border
Brazil’s Far-Right Resurgence Foreign Policy
U.S. Oil Companies and the Scramble for Venezuela The Diplomatic Envoy
Rubio Renews Aid Cut Threats Over Cuban Missions Belly of the Beast
China?
Peoples reactions on the glass bridge, China https://t.co/YnB6pHocSq
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) October 7, 2026
Philippine and Chinese Incidents Spike in South China Sea, Luzon Strait U.S. Naval Institute News
China’s Starlink rival links Arctic and Antarctic in sub-second satellite video call Interesting Engineering
Are Chinese military aircraft already using a new joint air facility in Laos? SCMP
China warns Japan’s ‘neo-militarism’ threatens postwar order China Daily
India
India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders detained; New Delhi in lockdown Al Jazeera
India unveils tough curbs on dollar demand to defend rupee Reuters
India reacts to US move on IT firms, says J D Vance’s remark ‘deeply offensive’ The indian Express
Africa
Cars torched and shops looted as anti-migrant violence erupts in South Africa BBC
New Ebola vaccine enters clinical trials in Africa as DR Congo battles outbreak Andolu Agency
How the Houthi-Saudi conflict is affecting African countries DW
European Disunion
The EU is its own worst enemy SCMP
Threats against ICC ‘not acceptable,’ EU says after US announces sanctions Euronews
Germany rejects new long-term EU budget proposal as unacceptable DPA
Old Blighty
UK Government Blocks Northern Ireland March After Standoff Fueled Sectarian Tensions AP
Burnham risks bond chaos and economic crisis if UK fails to balance the books, warns BofE chief Daily Mail
Israel v. Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iran
From 2023 to 2026, Google Earth’s updated satellite imagery shows what’s left of Gaza. The images reflect what Human Rights Watch has already found: Israel has caused deliberate, widespread destruction throughout Gaza ⤵️ https://t.co/T7LTFfmIZO
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) September 30, 2026
Israel’s Violence Against Palestine Survives The Ceasefire Scheerpost
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Gaza: The biggest key to migration is: take away their hope. If you annex up to the Yellow Line and say, “This is ours,” and leave them with a tiny, crowded and destroyed area, everyone will understand that there is nothing to look for there and they will start searching for solutions for where to go. That is the right thing.
— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 28, 2026
One of the most detailed testimonies I’ve heard of the Israeli torture and systematic sexual abuse of Gaza Sumud Flotilla activists abducted in international waters while attempting to bring aid to Gaza https://t.co/IrmCUZRqjn
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) May 29, 2026
Israeli army continues strikes in southern Lebanon in violation of framework deal Andolu Agency
New Not-So-Cold War
As Russia escalates its war, the EU realises its support for Ukraine won’t be enough Euronews
2027: The Ukraine winter we prayed wouldn’t come Responsible Statecraft
The world needs Ukraine’s grain. Its farmers are running out of reasons to plant CNBC
Big Brother Is Watching You Watch
Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows TechCrunch
Is Your Smart TV Tracking What You Watch? When Data Collection Becomes a Privacy Concern The Legal Examiner
Imperial Collapse Watch
California homeless war explodes as fast-food restaurant deploys aggressive defense system NY Post
Finding Solutions: More working families turn to local food pantry for help WRDW
Trump 2.0
Half of America braces for Trump to reject midterm results as chilling poll exposes doubts even inside his own party Daily Mail
Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms AP
Trump: I ‘should have won’ Nobel Peace Prize, award is ‘forever discredited’ The Hill
The possibility that Trump will cost the GOP the Senate is coming into focus CNN
Musk Matters
Starlink spectrum deal boosts Musk plan to beat AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Ars Technica
Elon Musk is now richer than any American ever — and it’s not even close MarketWatch
Elon Musk’s ex-partner says she rejected $40 million to stay silent, reveals what deal demanded The Statesman
Democrat Death Watch
J Street Is Trying To Rescue Zionism In The Battle Over Israel’s Future In The Democratic Party Scheerpost
Kyrsten Sinema questions whether moderates still have a place in the Democratic Party Fox News
Immigration
US immigration officials defend ICE agents who shot man in same car as child BBC
Trump Administration Cuts Off Access to a Major Immigration Program for Workers at Microsoft and Adobe Wired
Our No Longer Free Press
Trump’s latest attacks on the press exude desperation The Guardian
The Trump Censorship Industrial Complex is real. This ABC lawyer just admitted it. MS Now
Mr. Market Is Moody
Hurricane Isaias could push fuel prices higher if Gulf refineries lose power CBS 12 News
Unemployment rate climbs as views of economy sinks Rocky Mountain Telegram
The Stock Market Flashes a Warning as Investors Get Bad News About President Trump’s Economy. History Says This Will Happen Next. The Motley Fool
AI
AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software Ars Technica
Sacked OpenAI Insiders Say the Company Is Firing Anyone Who Warns What’s Really Going On Futurism
Anthropic Cuts Live Internet Access for Internal AI Tests After Claude Exploits Injection Flaws The Hacker News
OpenAI’s math breakthrough points beyond math Axios
Utah will become first state to let AI examine patients and prescribe medication without direct human oversight Techspot
The Bezzle
Ex-CIA official pleads guilty to nearly $200 million government fraud scheme Andolu Agency
AI’s Supercharging a Scam Economy Bigger Than the Cocaine Trade Bloomberg
Guillotine Watch
David Gilmour’s famous black Fender Stratocaster, known as the “Black Strat”, was sold on Thursday for $14.55 million at Christie’s auction house in New York City, becoming the most expensive guitar ever auctioned. 1️⃣ I wonder: If the Ancient Legends say that a warrior’s… https://t.co/MfyJUrxCnV
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